Legal, Compliance & Regulatory

Harneys (Harney Westwood & Riegels)

Verified 25 June 2026

Market-leading BVI firm in Road Town, Tortola; the first legal practice established in the territory.

The market-leading BVI law firm, headquartered in Road Town, Tortola. Harneys was the first legal practice in the BVI and remains synonymous with BVI corporate law, fielding the largest team of lawyers in the jurisdiction. It advises on investment fund establishment (among the leading teams for high-value launches), corporate and finance, litigation and insolvency. Its affiliated business Harneys Fiduciary provides registered agent and office services, authorised representative services and directorship services for regulated funds, plus AML/regulatory compliance, drawing on five decades of corporate-service experience.

Every field below was confirmed against a public source on 25 June 2026. Verification is a check on the data, not an endorsement of the firm.

Jurisdiction
British Virgin Islands
Service line
Legal, Compliance & Regulatory
Head office
Road Town, British Virgin Islands
Founded
1960
Size
Large (250-1,000 staff)
Services
Investment fund formation & structuring, Corporate & finance, Registered agent & office services (Harneys Fiduciary), Authorised representative & directorship services, AML / regulatory & compliance, Litigation & insolvency
Jurisdictions served
British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Anguilla, Global
Client types
Hedge fund managers, Private equity managers, Investment managers, International corporations, High-net-worth families
Also listed in
Bermuda, Cayman
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